Is anyone else scared for Chicago?

Question

Yuppies are taking over bohemian neighborhoods like Wicker Park.
The Sears Tower got changed to the Willis Tower.
Construction on the Spire has been halted.
Jerry Springer's moving!
Also, the population's going down each year....soon it won't be the 3rd most populous city in the US anymore. (Houstan, TX will :/ eww)

Ugh....I'm kind of scared it's going to become another Detroit. Does anyone else feel this way? Do you think it will get better?

Answer 1

things and times change

you can blame Blago for springer and WilKo's for leaving he raised the taxes on entertainment things like that

and yes we will fall to third and maybe even lower

Answer 2

Regarding the issues you note I am no more scared for Chicago than I am for the rest of the world.



I am concerned about the yuppification of much of the city, though that is one blessing of the bursting housing market bubble. The incentive for greedy developers to throw up housing solely for a buck is gone because the values have dropped too much to make it worthwhile. We need to have housing for all income levels - rich people need poor for services and they can't all drive in from Gary.



You know how crowded Lake Shore Drive is - now throw on the tallest residential structure in the world. Traffic in Streeterville is bad enough -can you imagine how awful it will be when/if the Spire goes up?



Willis Tower / Sears Tower is sad but hardly a cause for concern. One bright side is that Willis is moving in to create jobs. They could had moved to Milwaukee, Indianapolis, or a cheaper-rent suburb...like Sears did!



Jerry Springer is moving but Oprah is still here. That means the IQ of the city just went up about five points.



No this will not become another Detroit. K-Mart bought Sears, then moved out of the Detroit area (Troy, MI specifically). Chicago is not dependent on one industry like Detroit is, not even close.



Yeah that would really suck if that overgrown suburb called Houston overtakes us. Los Angeles already did that in the 70's - is LA a better city? I think not. What Houston may gain in quantity we will always surpass with quality. Minute Maid Stadium or Wrigley Field? NOOOO contest!

Answer 3

If Chicago doesn't stop voting in these corrupt Democratic politicians it will, look at Detroit and that ghetto mayor they had, that's the same as Todd Stroger and Daily. Businesses are leaving like the spring show which you mentioend and what does Chicago do, raise taxes on busiensses more to drive more away. The nickel and diming and taxing citizens is getting ridiculous too, many people are moving out of the city.

Answer 4

You're right. It seems like we're starting to lose everything that made Chicago authentic. I don't know! I mean, I'm not scared, but it's kind of sad. I think the economy in Chicago is bad and has been for a while. So it's all an effect of the economy.

Answer 5

i think of Rio ought to get the Olympics. it may be the 1st occasion of the Olympics in South us of a of america, it does no longer bypass to a corrupt government like those in Tokyo and Chicago, and, like the previous poster mentioned, no longer yet another eu area so quickly. P.S. i'm conscious corruption seems everywhere these days, even in Rio, however the different motives I indexed around out how i've got self assurance with regards to the ideas as they're.

Answer 6

You're concerned that yuppies moving into Wicker Park will make it like Detroit?



Ummm.... ever been to Detroit? There aren't any yuppies in Detroit. In fact, you have a long long long way to go to get to a Detroit ghetto type level.

Answer 7

It's up to us to save our city.



It's time we said how we feel. I for one am tired



i am tried of greedy politicians doing things like having family members and friends take the best city jobs. I am tied of hearing about city jobs being sold to the highest bidder. I am tired of the best work contracts going to the companies the give the most to the campaign fund.



If these types of things don't change then Chicago will indeed fall and more and more honest people leave the city, myself included.

Answer 8

Thank god Obama's in the white house now

Chicago's taken a hard hit especially with increased taxes and all, but with Obama's plan the city will soon recover, it'll just take time.



have faith in the Windy City:)

Answer 9

what a crying shame !!

we fly to chicago 5-6 times in the summer to watch cubbies games...

i love chicago !!

don't change it !!

i was appalled that the name of the sears tower changed by a

lease contract.

Answer 10

It's really sad, I hope it will get better.

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